Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-15

Ill be even with him some day."
why. what did the old cove do to
lyou, Harriss"
"Why, you see, got into little
scrape after you left me in W. and
I'd have got through it pretty well il 1t
hadn't been for old Stanhope. As it
was it took my last dollar, and l just
escaped getting locked up.
"Well, you'll never pay of the old
score with the old un, for he's dead and
buried these six months. But it's
young Stanhope that's coming to our
house. He's your game"
II believe you, Charlie, returned the
unprincipled Harris.
After swallowing several fiery potations
the precious trio left the saloon in quest
of new wickedness.
Robert Stanhope entered the employ
of Bern & Brothers under the most ad-
vantagous circumstances, for the senior
partner being personal friend of Mr..
Castor, his fathers late employer, took
kind interest 10 his welfare.
"Do we'll for yourself, young man."
said the ex oerienced merchant, ''and
you will find others inclined to do well
for you."
And still later when, after noticing a
conversation between Charlie Grove and
young Stanhope, the worthy gentleman
spoke as follows:
"My young friend." said he, 81 would
warn you to beware of the idle and dis.
solute. Temptation you will find every.
where, unless you seolude yourself from
the world, in which it is your duty to
perform your part we'll. They only are
heroic and great who can resist and over.
come, not those who are never tried.
honestly confess to you that I am not
favorably impressed with the behavior of
the Young man with whom you were
conversing. I have only taken him in
my employ on trial, for the sake of his
uncle, who is a valued friend and a
worthy man."
Several weeks had elapsed after this
conversation before Charles Grove and
Robert Stanhope met. for they were en-
ployed in different parts OF the counting |
house.
It chanccd, however, that one morning |
both were called to the bookkeeper's
desk to receive a monthly payment,
when Grove saluted the latter as fol- |
lows:
81 say, Stanhope, what do you do
with your money!
81 pay my board and send the rest to
my mother to dispose OF"
"Good boy" returned Grove, in a
sarcastic tone. HE hasn't liberty even
over his own wages. Now, my good
fellow" he continued after a pause,
"Cregg, Harris and myself-you needn't
look scared, we are not going to bite you
thought of showing you the city; but.
like q good boy. You must stay at home,
for you havea't liberty to go abroad"
Now it was not because he was de-
prived of the means to accompany these
vicious young men to their customary
haunts that irritated young Stanhope,
as Grove well knew, but the questioning
of his liberty in the matter.
For the first time since his arrival in
the city he perused his mothers weekly
letter in careless manner, even omit.
ting to read the message from his friend
Lilly, which had hitherto interested him
SO much.
Little by little. step by step, did
Robert Stanhope allow these wicked
young men to gain an influence over
him. We say allow, for but short
time elapsed before Charlie Grove was
dismissed from the employ Of Bern l.
Brothers, and then might young Stan.
hope have paused and regained the path
of rectitude. But, alas! haunting him
with want of liberty. he allowed the
reckless and unprincipled to make him
most surely their slave.
por lo,,ry time for biu rvnnther'c aako |
Roberts employers bore with his irregu.
lar habits, until finally their patience
became exhausted and he was dismissed
from their service. He had now become
an habitual drunkard.
Time passes away swiftly. just five
years after Robert Stanhope was dis.
missed from the service of Bern l. Bro.
thers, on dark and stormy night, the
citizens dwelling in the locality of -
were startled by terrible cry of mur.
der! An old gentlemen, bedridden aud
helpless, so far as his limbs were con
cerned, had been foully stabbed, and,
the physician said, could not live an
hour.
In the dead hour of midnight his ser
wants had been awakened by his cries,
and, rushing in, discerned three figures
endeavoring to make their escape, one
of whom they captured and who proved
to he none other than the infamous Har-
ris, who confessed to an attempt at rob-
berry, but swore that the old gentleman
had. received his death blow from the
hands of his own nephew, Charles
Grove, who, in connection with himself
and Robert Stanhope, had come to rob
him.
A search was at once instituted for the
fugitives, and Charles Grove was finally
overtaken, tried and found guilty of the
murder of his own uncle, and in conse.
quence suffered the extreme penalty OF
the law.
Jacob Harris was imprisoned for life;
and when at length Robert Stanhope
was captured among the broken ma.
chincry on the river side. he was sen.
fenced to close imprisonment, with hard
labor, for period of twenty years, in
prison not forty miles from this city; and
to-day his heart.broken mother bewails
the day when he first drew his breath
Passing through small village the
other day we could not help noticing o
corner gropshop, on the sign board Of
which was painted beehive. We
thought it fit emblem; for when child
we were told to keep away from the
beehive. So would we say to all;
keep away from the beehive. If you
do not you are sure to get stung.
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